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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... and Differential ... inflammatory markers • Cardio-renal ... CK-MB, NT-proBNP, cardiac ... imaging #Acute
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Kidney Injury AKI ... - Differential ... HEMODYNAMIC • Cardiac ... Koratala @NephroP #AKI ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of HyperKalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Increased extracellular K+:
 • Tissue injury
 • Hemolysis
 • Rhabdomyolysis
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HyperKalemia - Differential ... glycosides • High acute ... Elimination: • AKI ... inhibitor • Cardiac ... blockers - MCW Nephrology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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Causes of Acute ... Kidney Injury ( AKI ... perfusion: • Cardiac ... Postrenal #Failure #Differential ... #Nephrology
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
• Drug induced acute ... #Vancomycin #AKI ... #pharmacology # ... toxicology #diagnosis #management ... #nephrology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
fever - ACS, AKI ... , acute limb ischemia ... with tetany or cardiac ... TLS #diagnosis #management ... #hematology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... Cardiac cath if ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
irrigation • Management ... Torsemide) • Acute ... hyperaldosteronism • Acute ... • Bleeding • Cardiac ... #Pharmacology #
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... thrombosis, VTE) • Cardiac ... Behcet disease) Differential ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Coccidiodomycosis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Mild Infections (Such As Focal Pneumonia or asymptomatic patients
with positive serology ... Disseminated Disease)—Acute ... mg/kg IV daily (AII ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology